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Torrence Sparkman

Assistant Provost and AVP for Faculty Diversity and Recruitment

Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment
Diversity and Inclusion

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Torrence Sparkman

Assistant Provost and AVP for Faculty Diversity and Recruitment

Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment
Diversity and Inclusion

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Invited Article/Publication
Byrd, M., & Sparkman, T. (2021). Reconciling the Business Case and the Social Justice Case for Diversity: A Model of Human Relations. Human Resource Development Review. . .
Sims, C., Carter, A., Sparkman, T., Morris Jr, L., & Durojaiye, A. (2021). On Black Male Leadership: A study of Leadership Efficacy, Servant Leadership, and Engagement Mediated by Microaggressions. Advances in Developing Human Resources.. . .
Sparkman, T., (2021). Black Male Executives in Higher Education: The Experience of Ascending the Academic Leadership Ladder. Advances in Developing Human Resources.. . .
Sparkman, T., (2019). Building leadership capacity: A framework for disruptive events in tourism. Journal of Industrial and Commericial Training. . .
Sparkman, T., (2019). Exploring the boundaries of diversity and inclusion in Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review. . .
Sparkman, T., (2017). Leader development experiences of church denomination executives. The Journal of Applied Chrisitiona Leadership. . .
Sparkman, T., (2015). The factors and conditions for National Human Resource Development. European Journal of Training and Development. . .
Sparkman, T., (2011). The work cognition inventory: Evidence of construct validity. Human Resource Development Quarterly. . .
Sparkman, T., (2010). Human resource development, organizational development, organizational learning and organizational effectiveness: All needed more that ever. Human Resource Development International. . .
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Cho, Y., Byrd, M., & Sparkman, T. (2021). Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in HRD. HRD Master Class (Podcast) Academy of Human Resource Development.
Shields, L., & Sparkman, T. (2019). A case for cognitive diversity research in HRD. The University Forum for Human Resource Development Annual Conference.
Atkins, S., & Sparkman, T. (2019). Creating the inclusive classroom through faculty learning communities. Academy of Management.
Sparkman, T., (2018). The wisdom of development: Our role in God's plan: A comparison of spiritual development with the field of human resource development. Intervarsity Graduate and Faculty Conference-Northeast Region.
Sparkman, T., (2018). Employee onboarding, orientation, and retention practices- How to hire and keep good employees. New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association.
Sparkman, T., (2018). Contemporary theoretical, pedagogical, and practical boundaries of diversity and inclusion in human resource development. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2016). Reflections on the dissertation experience. University of Illinois- Doctoral research class.
Sparkman, T., (2016). Understanding and addressing executive leadership development needs. Mandela-Washington Fellowship- For Young African Leaders.
Sparkman, T., (2014). Revisiting Brazil: Exploring the factors and conditions for national human resource development. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2013). Leadership lessons learned: The developmental experience of senior executive leaders in an African American church Denomination. Association of Black Sociologists.
Sparkman, T., (2013). Development experiences of executive church leaders. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2010). Individual leadership differences and means for influencing performance: An ethnography. Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference.
Sparkman, T., Gitonga, K., & Cho, K. (2010). Seeking the knowledge within: Enhancing executive leadership development, human capital and social capital in organizations through action learning. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2009). Leadership capacities, skills, and needs at the senior executive level of a traditional religious denomination. Association of Black Sociologists.
Sparkman, T., (2009). Leadership capacities, skills, and needs at the senior executive level of a traditional religious denomination. Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference.
Full Length Book
(2019). Strategies for attracting, maintaining, and balancing a mature workforce. Sparkman, T.,
Book Chapter
(2019). Maintaining a mature workforce in the nursing profession. Strategies for attracting, maintaining, and balancing a mature workforce. Sparkman, T.,
Published Conference Proceedings
Sparkman, T., (2018). Contemporary theoretical, pedagogical, and practical boundaries of diversity and inclusion in human resource development. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2014). Revisiting Brazil: Exploring the factors and conditions for national human resource development. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2013). Development experiences of executive church leaders. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2010). Individual leadership differences and means for influencing performance: An ethnography. Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference.
Sparkman, T., Gitonga, K., & Cho, K. (2010). Seeking the knowledge within: Enhancing executive leadership development, human capital and social capital in organizations through action learning. Academy of Human Resource Development.
Sparkman, T., (2009). Leadership capacities, skills, and needs at the senior executive level of a traditional religious denomination. Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference.